Those charges stem from an attempted shoplifting at the Stop & Shop on Rubber Avenue in October. A store security guard was watching as a man walked through the meat, seafood and beer sections while loading a cart full of items.

When the shoplifter tried to leave without paying, the guard told him to stop. But the suspect pulled a knife and threatened to cut the guard, according to a statement given to police.

Police claim that Perez and another man drove to the supermarket to steal groceries with the intention of selling them on the street. The other man pulled the knife, but the Nissan used as a getaway car belonged to Perez, according to police.

Perez was held on a $30,000 bond after he was arraigned in Waterbury Superior Court. He is due back in court next month.

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FREEPRESS wrote on Apr 19, 2014 4:34 AM:

" The soft on crime CT rotating door policy will have him back on the streets to steal again in no time flat! "

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